I’m in the midst of moving to a new home in the Boston area, which means I’ve temporarily lost track of my favorite cookbooks and family recipes. Yet in the midst of filling boxes, I’ve found unexpected treasures like this pamphlet from Appalachian Apples, Inc. in Martinsburg, West Virginia. I’m not sure when the pamphlet was published – the style suggests early 1950s, which would match the years that my parents were first married and living in West Virginia. Who knows whether they made any of these recipes but it’s fun to discover that there’s still a Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival taking place this week in Martinsburg, complete with a pie contest and a coronation of Queen Pomona (whoever she is).

These “spiced” muffins rely on cinnamon for their flavor and apples for their texture. They turn out plump, sweet, and moist – good fuel for packing. The deadline for setting up our new kitchen is Thanksgiving (we’re hosting!) and I look forward to making lots of heritage recipes there.

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I am named after my great-grandmother, who only prepared two dishes, according to anyone who remembers. Somehow I ended up with a cooking gene that I brought with me from Richmond, Virginia to my current home in Boston, Massachusetts. I have worked as a journalist and published three cookbooks plus a memoir and a novel. This blog gives me a chance to share family recipes and other American recipes with a past.